UK Boy Names
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Hazelton
English
"settlement near hazel trees"
Unless it was your grandmother's maiden name, and you're using it in the middle place, we don't think so. Could be confused with Hazelden, a leading rehab facility.
Ward
English occupational name
"guard, watchman"
Until recently Ward was, like Wally, a Cleaver name, but today's parents are seeing it as a cooler nickname for Edward than Eddie, and are also beginning to use it on its own.
Hill
English
"someone who lives by a hill"
Simple and down-to-earth, but would probably work best as a middle name.
Hilton
English
"hill settlement"
Do you really want to name your baby after a hotel? Or a famous-for-being-famous starlet?
Hob
English, diminutive of Robert
"bright fame"
A Robert nickname out of use for hundreds of years, but now sounds cooler than Bob or Rob for a modern boy.
Hobart
English and Dutch variation of Hubert
More user-friendly than the original.
Hobbes
English variation of Robert
"bright fame"
All varieties of Hob are antiquated nicknames for Robert, though this one has the "Calvin and Hobbes" cartoon association too. It may also be linked to philosopher Thomas Hobbes, giving it a more…
Hobson
English
"son of Robert"
An original way to honor an ancestral Robert. Hobson is outside the Top 1000 but is among the fastest-rising names for boys.
Hodgson
English
"son of Roger"
A possible nod to grandpa Roger, though somewhat stuffy.
Hayward
English occupational name
"guardian of the hedged enclosure"
Possible Hayden alternative.
Blackwell
English
"black well or stream"
Dark.
Raibeart
Raibeart is the traditional Scottish Gaelic form of Robert, a masculine name with Germanic origins. The original elements 'hrod' (fame) and 'beraht' (bright) combine to mean 'bright fame' or…
Forbes
Scottish
"field"
Forbes is a business magazine in the U.S., long led by Malcolm Forbes, with a buttoned-down Brooks Brothers image. If you name your son Forbes, you're definitely implying a connection to the…
Hooker
English occupational name
"shepherd's hook"
fuhgeddaboutit.
Hooper
English occupational name
"hoop-maker"
Lively, friendly surname that might appeal to basketball fans.
Hopper
English or Dutch
"leaper, dancer; hop grower"
Sean and Robin Wright Penn chose this name for their son to honor their friend Dennis Hopper; others might associate it with the painter Edward. Couldn't be more spirited.
Hurst
English
"wooded hill"
As a surname, it's most familiar as Hearst -- publishing magnate William Randolph and kidnapped granddaughter Patty. Few would use it if it wasn't their own family name.
Horton
English
"gray settlement"
Sweet and southern-feeling, maybe thanks to Horton Foote, author of Tender Mercies and The Trip to Bountiful, not to mention the Dr. Seuss connection.
Houghton
English
"place in an enclosure"
A family name, a bit haughty.
Sinclair
Scottish
"from the town of St. Clair"
Could be a novel way for a boy's name to honor an ancestral Claire.